Motor-car lifting-truck.



. F.P.CADY.

MOTOR CAR LIFTING TRUCK. APPL IC ATION FILED FEB. 12,1914.

Patented June 13, 1916.

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WITNESSES F. P. CADY.

MOTOR CAR LIFTI'NG TRUCK.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 12. 1914- 1,186,543. I Patented June 13, 1916.

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rinrrnn snares rarnnr enric FRANK P. GADY, 0F CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNORTO THE CADY PATENT AFFLIANCE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A oonronn'rronor OHIO.

MOTOR-CAB LIFTING-TRUCK.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted' l'une 13 1916.

Application filed Iiebruary 12, 1914 Serial No. 818,246.

To all 20 ham it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK P. CA Y, acitizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county ofCuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements inMotor-Car Lifting- Trucks, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to lifting devices .for motor cars, and is moreparticularly in i more detailed descriptionof the invention.

In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a side elevation of a carlifting truck embodying my improvements; Fig. 2' a front elevation ofsaid truck; Fig. 3 a rear elevation of the truck and the clip device forengaging the truck as applied to the rear aXle of themotor car; Fig. 4 aside view in detail of one of the vehicle engaging stops of the truck;Fig. 5 a face view of said stop; Fig. 6 a detail view showing theapplication of atrack wheel to the truck frame; Fig. 7 a side elevationof portions of the truck side members; Fig. 8 a section on the line a eof Fig. 7; Fig. 9 a side view of the rear axle clip shown in Fig. 3; andFig. 10 a detail view, partly in section, showing the preferred way ofmounting the truck wheels on the truck frame.

Each side of the truck preferably comprises two centrally crossedmembers of angle iron having diverging ends, and in order to provideadjustability, one side member is made up of superimposed andlongitudinally adjustable angles 1 and 2.

and the other member of similar angles 3 and 4. In the vertical flangesof the angles are holes 5 spaced apart so that when the truck isadjusted to the desired length, a bolt 6 may beinserted in theregistering holes 5 in each of the fouranglesat the central crossingpoint of the side members for securing said members together. In' thehorizontal flanges of the angles similarly spaced holes 7 are providedand bolts 8 are inserted in registering holes at the opposite ends ofthe angles for clamping the superimposed angles of each sidemembertogether. at the front end of the truck, the'angles 1 and 4 ateach side are spaced apart'vertically by plates 9, and said plates areapphed to opposite sides of a filling block 10 having a recess withinwhich the end of the angle 1 is applied. A series of holes 11 in theplates 9 are provided which are adapted to register with a hole in theblock 10 as the block is shifted vertically. When the parts are adjustedto the desired vertical height, a bolt 12 is inserted in the registeringholes for clamping the parts together. At the rear end of the truck, theangles 2 and 3 are vertically spaced apart by plates 13, each upperangle 3 being secured in position by a filling block 14 secured betweenopposite plates 13 by means of a bolt 15. For'the bolt 15, a series ofholes 16 are provided in the plates 13, so that the vertical spacing maybe adjusted, as in the case of the front end of the truck.

As shown in Figs. 6 and 10, at the lower ends of the angles 2 and 4;,the horizontal flanges are bent flat against the vertical flanges and ahole-is provided through the flanges for a bearing pin 16 of a truckwheel 17. The bearing pin 16 is supported on the opposite side of thewheel 17 by a reversely bent plate 18which is secured to the angle ironpreferably by rivets.

The uprights 13 are applied to the pin 16 at the respective inner sidesof the plate 18 and the bent end of the angle 2 and are pref- Q erablyprovided with an annular recess surrounding the bearing hole of the pin16, for the reception of the ends of a bushing 19.

Each end of the pin 16 is provided with a tions ofthe horizontal flangecutaway from the vertical flange and bent upwardly. The

' 9 and each end is secured to a corresponding upright by a bolt 22.The'opposite ends of the vertical flanges are also bent at right anglesto the flange and each is provided with an aperture; through which thecorresponding pin 16 may be passed,.so that the end member is secured inposition. by means ofthe pins 16 when the same are screwed home. p j

At the upper ends ofthe uprights 9; another end member 23 of angle ironis pro vided and this member has the opposite ends of: the verticalflange cut away, so that the ends of the horizontal flange can rest onthe upper faces of the side angles 1, said horizontal ends being securedto the angles 1 by means of bolts 24. Similarly, at the rear end of thetruck, the sides are spaced apart by an end angle member 25, as shown inFig. 3 of the drawings, the ends of the horizontal flange being cut awayfrom the vertical flange and being bent in the same manner as in thecase of the front end member 21.

,At'the rear end, the bolts 15 employed for clampingthe uprightstogether may serve as asecurmg means for the bent ends of the angleflange when the vertical adjustment is such that the lower range ofholes 1 6 are used, but if the bolt 15 is applied to any of the upperholes, then an additional hole is required for securing the flange tothe uprights. I

On the front end member 23 adjustable stops 26 are secured for engagingthe front axle of the motorcar in operating the truck. As shown moreclearly in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, each stop comprisesan' angleshaped casting 27 having the horizontal flange resting on top of theangle 23 and provided with a hook shaped projection 31 at V the bottomof the vertical flange for hooking over thelower end of the verticalflange of the angle 23. Said projection is screwthreaded at an'angle tothe vertical for aset screw 28, so that by screwing up the set screw tobear against the lower end of the vertical flange of the member 23,thecasting 27 may be secured in the desired position. The front face ofthe casting 27 is provided with a vertical recess for a sliding plate32, said plate being-secured to the castingby a bolt 29 having its innerend hooked so as to engage over the inner edge of the horizontal flangeof the member 23-, the casting 27 being providedwith a recess-33 forsaid bolt.

The slot in the plate 32 for the bolt 29 is extended vertically, so asto permit of vertical adjustment of the plate to correspond with theheight of the front axle of. the mo-' tori car and a bumper pad 30,preferably of rubber, is applied to the face of the plate 32 for easingthe shock when the motor car axle is brought into engagement therewith.By means of the arrangement above described, the'stop may be adjustedlaterally and vertically to suit a given motor car.

On the rear axle of the motor car is secured a member for engaging therear portion of the truck, and, as shown in Figs. 3

and 9- of the drawings, said member preferably comprises a lateral,horizontally arranged angle 34 substantially filling the lateral spacebetween the rear wheels of the car and having the vertical flangedoubled over the horizontal flange at the central portion, said central.portion'being offset in a downward direction, so as to provide ampleclearance for mechanism applied to the cen tral portion of the motor caraxle, as shown in Fig.

The angle 34 is'secured in position by means of clips, each comprising acasting 35 adapted to fit over part of the circumference of the axle anda U shaped strap 36 having screw threaded ends adapted to pass throughapertures in the casting 35 and provided with nuts 37, so that thecasting may be clampedto the axle by screwing of the nuts.

The casting 35 is provided with a clownwardly projecting arm 38 to whichis secured a vertically adjustable plate 39, said plate being providedwith holes 40 adapted to register with a bolt 41 secured to the arm 38according to the adjustment of the plate.

The angle 34 is secured to each plate 39 by permit longitudinaladjustmentof the angle "34. Said angle may also'be provided with aplurality of holes for the bolts 42, so that a still greater rangeofadjustment may be secured. V

By constructing the truck in the above described manner, a rigid,lightweight device is provided and the arrangement of the side memberspermits adjustment of the truck length to correspond with the'length ofthe motor car, while means are also provided for adjusting the height ofthe truck.

The feature of providing a device adapted to be attached to the vehicleaxle for engaging theilifting truck is covered specifically in adivisional application, Serial No. 15,661, filed March 19, 1915.

Having now describedmy invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

crossed members connected at the point} of intersection and forming theopposite sides members connecting the opposite sides of the'truck, andtruck wheels mounted at the four corners of the truck. I

bers and uprights forspacing said members apart," each member beingcomposed ofjsu of the truck, uprights connecting the adj a- 'cent endsof the crossed members, lateral perimposed angles, adapted to be shiftedone on the other and having a plurality of holes for the application ofsecuring bolts in clifferent positions of adjustment to thereby vary thelength of the sides of the frame.

3. A motor car lifting truck comprising crossed side members pivotallysecured together at the point of intersection and uprights connectingthe adjacent ends of the side members and provided with a plurality ofholes for bolts employedto secure the side members to the uprights, tothereby permit the vertical height of the truck to be varied.

4:. A motor car lifting truck comprising crossed side members connectedat the point of intersection, each member comprising superimposed anglesslidable on each other and having a series of spaced holes for bolts tosecure the angles together at difierent positions of adjustment, anduprights connecting the adjacent ends of the side members and formed ofplates connected to the lower ends of the side members and having aplurality of holes for bolts adapted to secure the upper ends of theside members to the uprights 2 at diflierent points.

engaging the aXle of a motor car, said stop 30 comprising a castingsecured to the end menr her and a vertically movable stop plate mountedon said casting.

6. In a motor car lifting truck, the combination With a frame having endmembers, of 3 a stop carried by one of the end members for engaging theaxle of a motor car, said stop comprising a casting adjustably securedto the end member and having a vertical recess and a stop plate mountedin said recess and 4 adapted to be vertically adjusted.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set may hand.

FRANK P. CADY.

\Vitnesses:

W. W. KELLY, W. H. KELLY.

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